crave英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A formal application to a court to make a particular order.

动词 v.

To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for. ambitransitive

— to crave for peace
To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority. archaic,literary,transitive

— I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter until the end.
To call for; to require as a course of action. obsolete,transitive

— It is the bright day that brings forth the adder and that craves wary walking

词形变化

craves present,singular,third-person craving participle,present craved participle,past craved past craves plural

词汇关系

衍生词

becrave craveable craver craving cravingly cravingness uncraving

词源

词源 1

From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn, from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (“to demand”). Cognate with Danish kræve (“to demand, require”), Swedish kräva (“to crave, demand”), Icelandic krefja (“to demand”), Norwegian kreve (“to demand”).

词源 2

From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn, from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (“to demand”). Cognate with Danish kræve (“to demand, require”), Swedish kräva (“to crave, demand”), Icelandic krefja (“to demand”), Norwegian kreve (“to demand”).